Unfortunate Miracles
By Rodolfo A. Rico Different media reported the alleged benefits of Carvativir against COVID-19 announced by Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. Massive reactions on social media are met with silence from Russia…
Sputnik V: Disinformation dosed drop by drop
By Ana Julia Niño Gamboa In a propaganda bait-and-switch scheme, Russia cries wolf over legitimate concerns during the development of Sputnik V vaccine. Now certified, its disinformation campaign aims at…
The Vaccine Diplomacy
By Ingrid Jiménez While Big Pharma sells its COVID-19 vaccines to rich countries, Russia sells its Sputnik V to poor ones, including Latin America, and spreads disinformation about those developed…
Venezuela: The challenge of multilateralism
By Ingrid Jiménez Further away from a democratic transition than in 2019 after the proclamation of Guaidó, it is time for pragmatism on the part of a fragmented opposition facing…
Disinformation on “dark voyages”: Venezuelan oil exports to China
By Ana Julia Niño Gamboa While Bloomberg and Reuters investigate clandestine shipments of Venezuelan oil destined for China to circumvent U.S. sanctions, very few Venezuelan media barely quote them without…
The ‘declassified’ buildup of a disinformation campaign exposed
By Rodolfo Rico Venezuela’s regime relies on publications from an obscure UK think tank and a South Africa-based media outlet to orchestrate and amplify, along with its propaganda network, the…
The Venezuelan Crisis: The United States and the European Union after January 5, 2021
By Ingrid Jiménez The international community finds Venezuela with two presidents and two legislatures, one pro-regime and another pro-opposition, questioned for their legitimacy and continuity respectively. Venezuela begins the year…
Venezuela Spreads Post-Election Disinformation aided by Russia
Social media accounts of Russian organizations and allied activists promote news about an alleged attack on Nicolas Maduro to downplay the low turnout at parliamentary elections. By Rodolfo A. Rico…
China and its great firewall for censorship in Venezuela
A Chinese state-owned tech company is sanctioned by the U.S. for supporting Maduro's online censorship efforts and the local media do not scrutinize this sensitive issue. By Ana Julia Niño…
The international community in the face of Venezuela’s Dec. 6 elections
The international community in the face of Venezuela’s Dec. 6 elections The meager turnout in non-competitive legislative elections is not enough for the regime’s allies and anticipates an uncertain future…
